Development and interaction of cultures

Civilization:Persia

Name:Jhann Washington


Theme
How does this theme apply to your civilization?
Religions
  • Zoroastrianism( popular all throughout the Persian empire)
    • earliest Persian religion
    • emerged from the teaching of Zarathustra
    • 100-500 C.E people from Christianity, Buddism,&Manichaeism converted to this religion
    • reflected the rich and the poor throughout the emppire( mainly the rich) because they supported this religion by building temples
    • influenced the beliefs and values of Judaism,Christianity,& Islam
      • Islam (destroyed Zoroastrianism in the 17th century)
Belief Systems, philosophies, and ideologies
  • Zoroastianism
    • Ahura Mazda ( great and powerful God)
      • creator of all good things
      • an eternal and benefical spirit
    • Angra Mainyu( enemy God)
      • the destructive spirit/evil
    • believed that one day Ahura Mazda would destroy Angra Mainyu forever
    • people also worshiped the water, sun,moon,etc.
Science and Technology
  • Technology was a fundemental aspect to the Persian civilzation
  • They experimented with Bronze and Iron mettalurgy
  • They carved large marble columns with limited tools and erected some of the largest monuments in ancient history
The arts and architecture
  • Gathas
    • hymns of praise to Ahura Mazda
      • Magi
        • priests
        • learned the Zoroastrian teachings orally
        • till the Selecid dynasty they wrote religius texts and inserted them in the Avesta ( a building)